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2024 NBA draft live: How to watch, what to know, trades, analysis

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It’s time for the next wave of basketball stars to join the NBA. 

The 2024 NBA draft will begin Wednesday night as prospects will await to hear their names called by Commissioner Adam Silver and selected to join one of the league’s 30 teams. The Atlanta Hawks won this year’s draft lottery and will make the No. 1 pick for the first time since 1975.

This year’s draft will be under a new format, with the two rounds of the draft split into two days. Round one will take place Wednesday and round two will be Thursday night. 

Follow USA TODAY Sports for every pick and analysis from the first round of the 2024 NBA draft:

How to watch the NBA draft

The first round will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC.

When is the NBA draft?

The first round is Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET

How to stream the NBA draft

The draft will be streamed on ESPN+, YouTube TV and  fuboTV.

How many rounds are the NBA draft?

The draft has two rounds. The first is Wednesday, for picks No. 1-30. The second is Thursday, for picks No. 31-58.

What time does the draft start and when do teams pick?

The first round begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, with the first pick being made shortly after. The second round begins Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET.

During the draft, each team will have five minutes to make its selection in the first round. That number decreases to four minutes in the second round. All in all, the first round should take between three and four hours with television commercial time included.

Alex Sarr, Ron Holland don Versace 

“10 out of a 10.” That’s what Ron Holland and Alex Sarr rated each other’s NBA draft outfits. 

Holland and Sarr donned Versace for the 2024 NBA draft. Sarr opted for a khaki double-breasted tuxedo with blinged out buttons. He paired his look with Versace sunglasses and a diamond necklace. Holland wore a black tuxedo jacket embellished with black rhinestones for extra flair. He accessorized his look with a diamond pendant featuring a nucleus and electrons.

“Versace just can’t miss,” Sarr said. Holland added, “Versace got us both right.” — Cydney Henderson

Where is the NBA draft?

The first round is at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The second round is at ESPN Seaport District Studio in Manhattan, N.Y.

  • 1. Atlanta
  • 2. Washington
  • 3. Houston (from Brooklyn)
  • 4. San Antonio
  • 5. Detroit
  • 6. Charlotte
  • 7. Portland
  • 8. San Antonio (from Toronto)
  • 9. Memphis
  • 10. Utah
  • 11. Chicago
  • 12. Oklahoma City (from Houston)
  • 13. Sacramento
  • 14. Portland (from Golden State via Boston and Memphis)
  • 15. Miami
  • 16. Philadelphia
  • 17. Los Angeles Lakers
  • 18. Orlando
  • 19. Toronto (from Indiana)
  • 20. Cleveland
  • 21. New Orleans (from Milwaukee)
  • 22. Phoenix
  • 23. Milwaukee (from New Orleans)
  • 24. New York (from Dallas)
  • 25. New York
  • 26. Washington (from LA Clippers via Dallas and Oklahoma City)
  • 27. Minnesota
  • 28. Denver
  • 29. Utah (from Oklahoma City via Toronto and Indiana)
  • 30. Boston

Zaccharie Risacher is the favorite to be drafted No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft, according to the latest BetMGM odds. The 19-year-old French forward is a -350 favorite to hear his name called first. Bronny James, however, is not expected to go first overall. The son of future Hall-of-Famer LeBron James is a +30000 longshot, although more than 20% of all tickets placed with BetMGM are hoping for the upset. The Los Angeles Lakers are -160 favorites to select James at some point in the draft. Alexandre Sarr (-700) is the favorite to go second overall, and Reed Sheppard (-200) is expected to be drafted third.

— Richard Morin

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